1954 Highlights
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The following pages are from the 1954 Blessed Sacrament Golden Knights Yearbook.
Many thanks to Al and Sunny Cohen for providing the copy.
From the 1954 Yearbook Preface:
The Achievements of the "Cinderella Corps," as they have been called, will be a topic of conversation for many years to come. They demonstrated what can be done when a Corps has the spirit, courage, and determination to be National Champions.
The Golden Knights displayed real courage and determination during the early months of the 1954 season when they were finishing second and sometimes third to such great Corps as Holy Name of Garfield, N.J., 1953 State and National Champions, and the colorful St. Joseph's Cadets of Newark. The GOLDEN KNIGHTS never gave up. Through sheer courage and dogged determination they reached their peak in August when they won both National Championships, a feat accomplished only once before in Drum Corps history by a Junior Corps. This honor and distinction was gained by the great 1952 St. Vincent's Cadets of Bayonne, who have won so many titles over the years.
It is our earnest hope that the GOLDEN KNIGHTS will be as successful in 1955 and for many years to come.
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